Science
Year 7
Term 1
Forces 1
- Speed
- Gravity
Electromagnets 1
- Circuits
- Components
- Current and Voltage
- Potential Difference
Term 2
Energy 1
- Food and Fuels
- Energy Sources
- Energy and Power
- Energy Addsup
- Energy Dissipation
Waves 1
- Sound waves and speed
- Loudness and Amplitude
- Frequency and Pitch
- The Ear and Hearing
- Light
- Reflection
- Refraction
- The Eye and Vision
- Colour
Term 3
Matter 1
- The Particle Model
- Staes of Matter
- Melting and freezing
- Boiling
- Changes of State
- Diffucion
- Gas Pressure
- Inside Particles
- Pure Substances and Mixtures
- Solutions
- Solubility
- Filtration
- Evaporation and distillation
- Chromatography
Reactions 1
- Chemical Reactions
- Acids and Alkalis
- Indicators and pH
- Acid Strength
- Neutralisation
- Making Salts
- Elements
- Reactions of Metals and Non-metals
- Metals and Acids
- Metals and Oxygen
- Metals and water
- Displacement reactions
Term 4
Earth 1
- The structure of the Earth
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
- The Rock Cycle
- Ceramics
- The Night Sky
- The Solar System
- The Earth
- The Moon and Changing ideas
Organisms 1
- Levels of organisation
- The Skeleton
- Movement of Joints
- Movement muscles
- Observing Cells
- Plant and Animal Cells
- Specialised Cells
- Movement of Substances
- Uni-cellular organisms
Term 5
Ecosystems 1
- Food chains and Webs
- Disruption to feeding systems
- Ecoystems
- Competition
- Flowers and Pollination
- Fertilisation and Germination
- Seed Dispersal
Term 6
Genes 1
- Variation
- Continuous and Discontinuous
- Adapting to change
- Adolescence
- Reproductive system
- Fertilisation and implantation
- Development of a foetus
- The Menstrual cycle
Assessment
Pupils will be assessed at the end of each Topic with a short Topic Test. They are also assessed in the End of Year tests which will cover all Topics taught up until that point
Year 8
Term 1
Genes 1
- Variation
- Continuous and Discontinuous
- Adapting to change
- Adolescence
- Reproductive system
- Fertilisation and implantation
- Development of a foetus
- The Menstrual cycle
Electromagnets 1
- Circuits
- Components
- Current and Voltage
- Potential Difference
Term 2
Forces 2
- Friction and Drag
- Squashing and Stretching
- Turing Forces
- Pressure in Gas
- Pressure in Liquids
- Stress on Solids
Electromagnets 2
- Magnets and Magnetic Fields
- Electromagnets
- Using Electromagnets
Term 3
Energy 2
- Work Energy and Machines
- Energy and Temperature
- Energy transfer: Particles
- Energy transfer: radiation and Insulation
Waves 2
- Sound Waves, Water waves and Energy
- Radiation and Energy
- Modelling Waves
Term 4
Matter 2
- Elements
- Atoms
- Compounds
- Chemical Formulae
- Polymers
- The Periodic Table
- Group 1
- Group 7
- Group 0
Reactions 2
- Atoms in Chemical Reactions
- Combustion
- Thermal Decomposition
- Conservation of mass
- Exo- and Endothermic Reactions
- Energy Level Diagrams
- Bond Energies
Term 5
Earth 2
- Global Warming
- The Carbon Cycle
- Climate Change
- Extracting Metals
- Recycling
Organisms 2
- Gas exchange
- Breathing
- Drugs
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Nutrients
- Food Tests
- Unhealthy Diet
- Digestive System
- Bacteria and enzymes in digestion
Term 6
Ecosystems 2
- Aerobic Respiration
- Anaerobic Respiration
- Biotechnology
- Photosynthesis
- Leaves
- Investigating Photsynthesis
- Plant Minerals
Genes 2
- Natural Selection
- Charles Darwin
- Extinction
- Preserving Biodiversity
- Inheritance
- DNA
- Genetics
- Genetic modification
Assessment
Pupils will be assessed at the end of each Topic with a short Topic Test. They are also assessed in the End of Year tests which will cover all Topics taught up until that point
What will I gain from studying Science?
You will gain
- a knowledge and Understanding of a range of scientific topics that can be applied to everyday situations.
- a range of investigative skills and how to apply them.
- an inquisitive mind that what to know more about how Science and ‘Stuff’ works
Pathways this course can lead to
There are direct Links to GCSE and then onto A levels in Chemistry, Biology and Physics. This can eventually lead to an extremely wide range of Jobs or University courses. (Sports Coaching, Physiotherapy, Leisure Industry, chemists, Doctors, Nurses, Veterinary Science, Research Scientists, Lab Technicians,